The script A Boy’s Life was the first script that I have read. Surprisingly it was an easier read that what I had expected. The hardest part about reading a script is understanding what the initials meant and by trying to visualize the script as a movie in my head. It has been years since I have seen E.T. so I was trying to remember the movie as I was reading the script.
Melissa Mathison did a great job by giving vivid details about the locations the script would take place and by describing the characteristics of each person in the script. She also broke down how each shot would/should look during the script. Reading this script was almost like reading a regular story. I think that by going to far in depth, however, she limited her options on where the film could be shot and the style it was going to be shot in, which is the job of the director and cinematographer.
I think that screenplays are meant to be read by non professionals for the entertainment value in them. A screenplay allows you to visualize the script into your own movie in your head. Screenplays are similar to reading a normal story except the formatting is different. Even though it takes some getting use to, they are a relatively easy read and it does not take a lot of time to read them.
Aaron Skinner
Question 1: According to McKee Story Values are universal qualities of human experience that may shift from positive to negative or negative to positive, from one moment to the next. How does Mathison use story values in A Boy’s Life?
Question 2: In the Weston reading, why should a director find at least three ideas for every script analysis question?
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